Sugar Fire contained

A single-engine air tanker drops fire retardant Wednesday on the Sugar Fire, a wildfire that burned five acres of Bureau of Land Management land about 20 miles west of Craig. The Sugar Fire was ignited by a lightning strike about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. It was reportedly contained at 10:45 a.m. Thursday.

Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management, Moffat County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Forest Service have contained a five-acre blaze in Moffat County.

The Sugar Fire was ignited by a lightning strike about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday on BLM land off U.S. Highway 40 about 20 miles west of Craig.

A 20-person hand crew and one BLM engine returned to the scene Thursday and reported the fire was contained at 10:45 a.m.

No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported, said officials with the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit.